WSE preserves the best of the west—wide open spaces, wildlife habitat, farm and ranching heritage—all while strengthening rural economies

Resilient Ranchlands Initiative

A multi-faceted approach to promote regenerative ranching practices

WSE’s Resilient Ranchlands Program promotes regenerative ranching practices in critical habitats and watersheds throughout the Northern Rocky Mountain region. WSE is creating a comprehensive system including education on regenerative ranching practices, tools ranchers can use to assess the efficacy of various practices on individual operations, and a reward system that economically incentivizes ranchers to adopt the practices over the long run.

3) Range Rider Training Program: A collaborative program with ranchers to train riders in the skills needed to guard livestock from predation, protect cattle from losses due to illness and noxious weed poisoning, implement regenerative grazing plans, and monitor the results of grazing activities.

4) Cost/benefit calculators: tools that calculate the expenses of range riders and the potential increases to ranch profitability from reduced operating costs and increased forage productivity and livestock health.